Clothes hanger



C. F. BRINKMAN CLOTHES HANGER May 27, 1947.

Filed March 29, 1946 Mad INVENTOR. CARI F BRINKMAN ATTORNEY.

Patented May 27, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLOTHES Carl F.Brinkman, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application March 29, 1946, Serial No. 657,961

2 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to coat hangers and more particularly to anovel clothes hanger adapted to suspend a coat and two pairs oftrousers.

An object of the invention is to provide a device which will includspringless means for separate hanging of two pairs of trousers and aremovable coat hanging element.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as thedescription proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,in which-- Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a clothes hanger embodyingmy invention.

Fig.2 is an end view of the same unlatched.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of th detachable coat hanger.

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the same.

Fig. 5 is an edge View of the detachable coat hanger in folded position.

Fig. 6 is a side view in elevation of the clothes hanger showing thedetachable coat hanger in place.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the numeral Ill refers to thedevice generally having a central bar ll, rigidly connected with a wireframe l2, which latter has a U-shaped dip l3 in the top thereof. Ahanger hook M has a bifurcated lower end IS, the terminals of which arebent to form eyes It, which engage pivotally around the lower segment I!of the U-shaped bend in frame l2. A bend occurs at l8 of the end l5, fora purpose which will be later described. A wire latch I9 is fastened byeyes 20 to the segment I! by the ends in a manner similar to that ofeyes Hi. This latch has a bend at 2| thereof, also for a purpose whichwill be later described.

A pair of moveable outer bars 24 and 25 are provided, and each bar hasan auxiliary frame member 26 and 21 constituting a single piece of wireattached to bar 25, at 28 and 29 thereof and with its upper end bentaround the top of frame I2 and thereunder to form a short arm lever 26a,for the latch l9. The auxiliary frame 2! is bent similarly to provide ashort arm lever 21a. forming a keeper for the bend l8 in the hook shankl5. It will be seen that when the hook I4 is pulled to an uprightposition, the bend l8 will engage with the short arm lever 26a pressingit inwardly of the device and causing the outer bar 24 to press firmlyagainst the inner or central bar II, or anything held therebetween.Similarly when the latch I9 is pulled downwardly, its bend 2| engages tosecure inwardly the lever portion 21a of the upper portion of auxiliaryframe 27, thus forcing by pressure against said lever 21a, the outer bar21 against the central bar H.

A detachable coat hanger includes a central segment 30 and a rectangularopening at 3| thereof, the corners of which are rotundly indented as at32 to receive the round contours of frames 26 and 21 as shown in Fig. 6.Pivotally attached to the central segment 30, at 33 and 34 thereof arethe shoulder supports 35 and 36, one on either face of said segment.

The detachable coat hanger may be compactly folded as shown in Fig. 5.

It will be understood that the device is capable of many modificationsin structure and design, without departing from the spirit of theinvention, within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a device of the class described, a trouser hanger, a hanger hookfor the same, substantially vertical wire frame members connecting thehook and the body of the hanger, a supplementary hanger comprising aplurality of plates pivoted interconnectedly at their ends and adaptedto fold substantially on a plane, the center plate having a rectangularopening centrally therein adapted to engage about the said rods.

2. In a device of the class described, a trouser hanger, a hanger hookfor the same, substantially vertical wire frame members connecting thehook and the body of the hanger, a supplementary hanger comprising aplurality of plates pivoted interconnectedly at their ends and adaptedto fold substantially on a plane, the center plate having a rectangularopening centrally therein with cut out portions at the corners thereofadapted to receive the said rods.

CARL F. BRINKMAN.

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